Malawi

Malawians are rushing to exploit the gold discovered last year on the outskirts of the capital Lilongwe, and small-scale gold miners are hoping to get rich quick before big companies...

By Owen Khamula Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers continue guarding Namizimu Forest reserve in Makanjira, Mangochi after all illegal miners were either chased away or arrested for unlawful mining of...

A new Mining Act anticipated to be promulgated in Malawi this year will make it compulsory for all mining companies to undertake Community Development Agreements (CDAs). Describing it as an...

By Wanangwa Mtawali People of Thundulu in Phalombe, Malawi, have ganged up against Optikem 2000 Limited, a company "exploring" phosphate mining prospects in the area for allegedly failing to fulfill...

By Kondwani Magombo Mangochi — Tempers flared at a mining indaba in Mangochi last thursday as chiefs and members of the community expressed their dissatisfaction with the approach authorities were...

Artisanal and small-scale gold miners in different parts of Malawi have defied a government order to halt operations, which also have been associated with a myriad of health, social and environmental...

Malawi is struggling to address loss of revenue due to smuggling of minerals, unregulated artisanal and small-scale mining activities, under declaration of taxable income and transfer mispricing by mining companies,...

Moatize coal mine, Mozambique. Source: Vale Brazilian mining company Vale and its Japanese partner Mitsui have signed a $2.73bn project financing deal to fund the Nacala Logistic Corridor (NLC) that...

Malingunde project in Malawi. Photo/Courtesy of Sovereign Metals Sovereign Metals, an entity listed company at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), has unveiled a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for Malingunde graphite project...

Exploration activity on Lake Malawi East Africa has been relatively neglected up to now, and few areas have been as overlooked as Lake Malawi. Geologically the area is relatively young, especially compared...